Antarctica vs Kiribati
Antarctica is 17,263 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Antarctica about 17263 times.
AntarcticaKiribatiAntarctica moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
17,263×
Antarctica is 17,263× the area of Kiribati.
| Antarctica | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 14,000,000 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 4,400 | 136,488 |
| Density | 0.00 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | — | Tarawa |
| Region | Antarctica | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antarctica sits at about 85°S and is stretched to 129× its true area; Kiribati at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it is next to Kiribati. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Antarctica bigger than Kiribati?
- Yes. Antarctica is 17,263 times larger than Kiribati. Antarctica covers 14,000,000 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Antarctica?
- About 17263 times: Antarctica has 17,263× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Antarctica and Kiribati look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antarctica is drawn about 129× its true area there and Kiribati about 1.0×. That is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it really is next to Kiribati. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Antarctica or Kiribati?
- Kiribati: 136,488 people against 4,400. Density: Antarctica 0.00 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².